69 Arkansas beef producers’ age impacts educational method preference

Castrating Beef Calves: Age and Method

IntroduCtIon Castration is the disruption of testicular function, usually by removal of the testes of male animals, and has been a routine management procedure for most bull calves since ancient times. Historically, bulls were castrated to prevent propagation of inferior genetics and to simplify management, especially of draught animals. Bulls are still castrated to prevent reproduction and sim...

A Mail Survey of Ontario Beef Producers

Surveys were distributed to the beef producers in Ontario, in the fall of 1999, to establish use patterns and perceptions about antibiotics. Most of the 587 respondents thought that antibiotic use needed to be reduced, but as many as half of the respondents may not have known the difference between antibiotics and other injectable products. The results indicate that any guidelines should explai...

Uptake of Sexed Semen by Uk Suckler Beef Producers

Dairy farmers have been able to use sexed semen from dairy breeds to pre-determine the sex of calves since 2000, sexed semen from beef bulls is not currently commercially available, but is expected within 2 years. A survey of a stratified random sample of suckler cow farmers is used to identify the potential uptake of sexed semen when it becomes available using a logistic limited dependent vari...

Innovative strategies of organic beef producers in Italy

In Italy in recent years, organic animal rearing research projects have centred largely on technical aspects while increasing market demand for organic food products has changed business and farmer commercial strategies. The purpose of this study based on the results of a number of Italian national and regional research projects is to analyse income from beef, sales distribution channels and br...

Weather and Climate Impacts on Beef Cattle